Direct Answer • Key Takeaway
Real Steel Coins Will Stick; Coated Coins Will Not. If Your 1944 Steel Penny Doesn't Attach Itself to the Magnet, It's Likely a Copper Penny Coated in a Thin Layer of Steel and Is Not Real Steel All the Way Through.
Do All Steel Pennies Stick to Magnets?
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★ Key Takeaways
Real Steel Coins Will Stick; Coated Coins Will Not. If Your 1944 Steel Penny Doesn't Attach Itself to the Magnet, It's Likely a Copper Penny Coated in a Thin Layer of Steel and Is Not Real Steel All the Way Through.
